The accident at 6:30 a.m. that occurred on Apple Avenue, east of M-37, claimed the life of four people and injured five, according to information from the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office.

Police have said all four of the victims were women who were headed to work together. The victims’ names have not yet been released by the sheriff’s office, which is handling the crash, but some details have been shared through a press release.

Among them are details about an attempted rescue by a police officer at the scene and a registered nurse. Both bad weather and road conditions are factors in the crash, police said.

They both left the scene before police could speak with them, according to Muskegon County Undersheriff Dan Stout.

“When this accident occurred, a Grand Rapids Police officer and a registered nurse stopped at the scene and gave medical attention to the victims until responders arrived on the scene,” Stout said in a press release.

“The police officer and registered nurse then left the scene without identifying themselves. The Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office would like to identify and recognize the two individuals that provided medical care at the scene.”

Anyone with information about who those individuals might be are asked to call the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office at (231) 726-6236.

Meanwhile, Stout released additional information about the crash.

Stout said around 6:30 a.m. a motorist was traveling west on Apple Avenue about a quarter-mile east from the intersection of Apple Avenue and Newaygo Road (M-37).

That motorist then lost control and ended up facing east, stuck in the snow on the north side of Apple Avenue.

That driver managed to witness the crash, Stout said.

“He then witnessed an SUV headed westbound on Apple Avenue with six occupants. The SUV lost control on the snow and ice-covered road. The SUV spun into the path of a (Dodge) pick-up truck that was eastbound on Apple Avenue,” Stout said in the release.

“The SUV was then struck on the right, rear side. Four occupants of the SUV were fatally injured at the scene.”

The other five involved in the crash – the two female survivors in the SUV and the three occupants of the Dodge truck – were transported to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids for treatment. Three men in the truck are from Grand Rapids and were heading to Fremont for work when the accident happened.